Kanji 分 part, minute of time, segment Related words· 12 恐らく and 多分 both mean 'probably', but 恐らく sounds more formal or literary than the everyday 多分 .
多大 is the common modern word for 'great' or 'large' (as in 多大な影響 ), replacing the rarer formal use of 多分 meaning 'considerable'.
きっと expresses stronger confidence ('surely') than 多分 , which is a softer, more tentative guess.
たくさん is the everyday word for 'a lot of', while 多分 in this sense is a stiff, less common way to express a large amount.
Show 8 more Show fewer たぶん expresses a stronger degree of likelihood ('probably'), while ひょっとしたら suggests a much lower, more tentative possibility.
たぶん is an adverb meaning 'probably' that often pairs with だろう or かも知れない to add emphasis to the guess.
たぶん conveys a stronger degree of probability ('probably') than the more tentative 'perhaps' sense of あるいは .
多分 is the plain, everyday way to say 'probably', whereas 大方 implies the speaker's guess is based on some evidence or reasoning.
たぶん is a plain, freely usable word for 'probably', while ひょっと only expresses a weaker, more tentative possibility and almost always needs すると /したら /して attached.
たぶん is a plain, everyday word for 'probably' used for any guess, while さぞ is a more literary word reserved for sympathetic conjecture about someone's feelings.
たぶん is the everyday, casual word for 'probably', while まず in this sense adds a stronger nuance of near certainty.
たぶん is the plain, everyday word for 'probably', while 大概 used this way is a bit more literary or formal.
Written forms 多た 分ぶん Usage 45%
Standard kanji spelling, especially in neutral or written Japanese.
たぶん Usage 55%
Common kana spelling for the everyday adverb meaning 'probably' or 'maybe'; not normally used for the formal amount-related sense.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound originally meaning “a large part” or “for the most part.” The adverbial sense developed from “in most cases” to “probably.”
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